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⑤ お父さん【おとうさん】 • father

⑤ お母さん【おかあさん】 • mother

⑤ アパート • ① apartment building, apartment block, apartment house ② apartment

⑤ エレベーター • elevator, lift

⑤ カレンダー • ① calendar ② calender (machine for flattening things)

⑤ コート • ① coat ② court (i.e. tennis, basketball, etc.)

⑤ シャワー • shower

⑤ テーブル • table

⑤ テレビ • television, TV

⑤ ニュース • news

⑤ パーティー • party

⑤ 飲む【のむ】 • ① to drink, to gulp, to swallow ② to smoke (tobacco) ③ to engulf, to overwhelm ④ to keep down, to suppress ⑤ to accept (e.g. demand, condition) ⑥ to make light of, to conceal

⑤ 駅【えき】 • station

⑤ 下【した】 • ① below, down, under ② bottom ③ beneath, underneath ④ just after, right after ⑤ inferiority, one's inferior (i.e. one's junior), younger (e.g. of siblings) ⑥ trade-in ⑦ preliminary, preparatory

⑤ 休む【やすむ】 • ① to be absent, to take a day off ② to rest, to have a break ③ to go to bed, to (lie down to) sleep, to turn in, to retire ④ to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time, to suspend business

⑤ 見る【みる】 • ① to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe ② to look over, to look on, to assess, to examine, to judge ③ to look after, to keep an eye on, to take care of ④ to view (e.g. flowers, movie) ⑤ (usu. after the -te form of a verb) to try

⑤ 後ろ【うしろ】 • back, behind, rear

⑤ 口【くち】 • ① mouth ② opening, hole, gap, orifice ③ mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece ④ gate, door, entrance, exit ⑤ speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip) ⑥ taste, palate ⑦ mouth (to feed) ⑧ opening (i.e. vacancy), available position ⑨ invitation, summons ⑩ kind, sort, type ⑪ opening (i.e. beginning) ⑫ counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords

⑤ 高い【たかい】 • ① high, tall ② expensive

⑤ 今月【こんげつ】 • this month

⑤ 今週【こんしゅう】 • this week

⑤ 山【やま】 • ① mountain ② pile, heap ③ climax, critical point ④ speculated area covered by an examination

⑤ 耳【みみ】 • ① ear ② hearing ③ edge, crust ④ selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics), selvage

⑤ 出る【でる】 • ① to go out, to exit, to leave ② to appear, to come forth, to be published ③ to answer (the phone or door)

⑤ 出口【でぐち】 • exit, gateway, way out, outlet, leak, vent

⑤ 出来る【できる】 • ① to be able (in a position) to do, to be up to the task ② to be ready, to be completed ③ to be made, to be built ④ to be good at, to be permitted (to do) ⑤ to become intimate, to take up (with somebody) ⑥ to grow, to be raised

⑤ 上【うえ】 • ① above, up, over ② top, summit ③ surface, on ④ before, previous ⑤ superiority, one's superior (i.e. one's elder) ⑥ on top of that, besides, what's more ⑦ upon (further inspection, etc.), based on (and occurring after) ⑧ matters concerning..., as concerns ... ⑨ since (i.e. "for that reason") ⑩ suffix indicating higher social standing

⑤ 生まれる【うまれる】 • to be born

⑤ 西【にし】 • west

⑤ 先月【せんげつ】 • last month

⑤ 先週【せんしゅう】 • last week, the week before

⑤ 先生【せんせい】 • ① teacher, master, doctor ② with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific

⑤ 前【まえ】 • ① ago, before (some event), previously, (minutes) to (the hour) ② in front (of), before (e.g. the house) ③ head (of a line), front (e.g. of a bus), fore part ④ in the presence of ⑤ helping, portion ⑥ privates, private parts

⑤ 大人【おとな】 • adult

⑤ 中【なか】 • ① inside, in ② among, within ③ center (centre), middle ④ during, while

⑤ 長い【ながい】 • ① long (distance) ② long (time), lengthy

⑤ 電車【でんしゃ】 • (electric) train

⑤ 東【ひがし】 • east

⑤ 南【みなみ】 • south

⑤ 日本語【にほんご】 • Japanese (language)

⑤ 入る【はいる】 • ① to enter ② to break into ③ to join, to enroll ④ to contain, to hold, to accommodate ⑤ to have (an income of)

⑤ 入れる【いれる】 • ① to put in, to let in, to take in, to bring in, to insert, to set (a jewel, etc.) ② to admit, to accept, to employ, to hire ③ to accept, to comply, to grant, to adopt (a policy, etc.), to take (advice, etc.), to listen to, to pay attention to ④ to include ⑤ to pay (one's rent, etc.) ⑥ to cast (a vote) ⑦ to make (tea, coffee, etc.) ⑧ to turn on (a switch, etc.) ⑨ to send (a fax), to call

⑤ 半分【はんぶん】 • half

⑤ 父【ちち】 • father

⑤ 母【はは】 • mother

⑤ 北【きた】 • north

⑤ 木【き】 • tree, wood, timber

⑤ 来月【らいげつ】 • next month

⑤ 来週【らいしゅう】 • next week

⑤ 魚【さかな】 • fish

⑤ 行く【いく】 • ① to go ② to proceed, to take place ③ to die, to pass away ④ to continue

⑤ 今日【きょう】 • today, this day

⑤ 人【ひと】 • ① man, person ② human being, mankind, people ③ character, personality ④ man of talent, true man ⑤ other people ⑥ adult

⑤ 日本【にほん】 • Japan

⑤ お兄さん【おにいさん】 • ① older brother, elder brother ② (vocative) young man, buddy, fella, laddie

⑤ お姉さん【おねえさん】 • ① elder sister ② (vocative) young lady ③ miss (referring to a waitress, etc.) ④ ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors)

⑤ お手洗い【おてあらい】 • toilet, restroom, lavatory, bathroom

⑤ お茶【おちゃ】 • ① tea (usu. green) ② tea break (at work) ③ tea ceremony

⑤ 医者【いしゃ】 • (medical) doctor, physician

⑤ 映画【えいが】 • movie, film

⑤ 家【いえ】 • ① house, residence, dwelling ② family, household ③ lineage, family name

⑤ 家族【かぞく】 • family, members of a family

⑤ 歌【うた】 • ① song ② classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka) ③ modern poetry

⑤ 海【うみ】 • sea, beach

⑤ 顔【かお】 • face (person)

⑤ 帰る【かえる】 • ① to return, to come home, to go home, to go back ② (of a guest, customer, etc.) to leave ③ (of a baseball player rounding the bases) to get home

⑤ 起きる【おきる】 • ① to get up, to rise ② to wake up ③ to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents), to happen, to take place

⑤ 牛肉【ぎゅうにく】 • beef

⑤ 兄【あに】 • older brother

⑤ 兄弟【きょうだい】 • siblings, brothers and sisters

⑤ 軽い【かるい】 • ① light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily) ② light (i.e. of foot), nimble, agile ③ non-serious, minor, unimportant, trivial ④ slight, small, gentle, soft ⑤ easy, simple ⑥ indiscriminate

⑤ 建物【たてもの】 • building

⑤ 犬【いぬ】 • ① dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris) ② snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.) ③ counterfeit, inferior, useless, wasteful

⑤ 元気【げんき】 • health(y), robust, vigor, vigour, energy, vitality, vim, stamina, spirit, courage, pep

⑤ 広い【ひろい】 • spacious, vast, wide

⑤ 仕事【しごと】 • ① work, job, business, occupation, employment, vocation, task ② work

⑤ 姉【あね】 • older sister, elder sister

⑤ 死ぬ【しぬ】 • to die

⑤ 紙【かみ】 • paper

⑤ 写真【しゃしん】 • ① photograph, photo ② movie

⑤ 借りる【かりる】 • ① to borrow, to have a loan ② to rent, to hire

⑤ 重い【おもい】 • ① heavy, massive ② serious, important, severe, oppressed

⑤ 乗る【のる】 • ① to get on, to ride in, to board, to mount, to get up on ② to spread (paints), to be taken in ③ to share in, to join, to feel like doing, to be mentioned in, to be in harmony with ④ to appear (in print), to be recorded, to be found in (a dictionary)

⑤ 切る【きる】 • ① to cut (usu. to cut through) ② to sever (connections, ties) ③ to turn off (i.e. the light) ④ to terminate (i.e. a conversation), to hang up (the phone), to disconnect ⑤ to punch (a ticket), to tear off (a stub) ⑥ to open (something sealed) ⑦ to start ⑧ to set (a limit) ⑨ to reduce, to decrease, to discount ⑩ to shake off (water, etc.), to let drip-dry (or drain) ⑪ to cross ⑫ to do (something noticeable) ⑬ to turn (a vehicle) ⑭ to cut (the ball) ⑮ to shuffle (cards) ⑯ to trump ⑰ (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone) ⑱ (after the -masu stem of a verb) to finish, to complete

⑤ 洗う【あらう】 • ① to wash ② to investigate

⑤ 太い【ふとい】 • ① fat, thick ② deep (of a voice) ③ daring, shameless, brazen

⑤ 待つ【まつ】 • ① to wait ② to await, to look forward to, to anticipate ③ (usu. in negative form) to depend on, to need

⑤ 短い【みじかい】 • short

⑤ 池【いけ】 • pond

⑤ 低い【ひくい】 • low (height, tone, rank, degree, cost, etc.), short

⑤ 肉【にく】 • ① flesh ② meat ③ the physical body (as opposed to the spirit) ④ thickness ⑤ ink pad

⑤ 妹【いもうと】 • younger sister

⑤ 明るい【あかるい】 • ① bright, colourful ② cheerful ③ familiar (with), knowledgeable (about) ④ fair (e.g. politics), clean

⑤ 野菜【やさい】 • vegetable

⑤ 旅行【りょこう】 • travel, trip

⑤ 料理【りょうり】 • ① cooking, cookery, cuisine ② dealing with something, handling, administration, management

⑤ 歌う【うたう】 • ① to sing ② to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.)

⑤ 作る【つくる】 • ① to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct ② to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol) ③ to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train ④ to till ⑤ to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write ⑥ to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose ⑦ to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found ⑧ to have (a child) ⑨ to make up (one's face, etc.) ⑩ to fabricate (an excuse, etc.) ⑪ to form (a line, etc.) ⑫ to set (a record) ⑬ to commit (a sin, etc.)

⑤ 昼ご飯【ひるごはん】 • lunch, midday meal

⑤ 易しい【やさしい】 • easy, plain, simple

⑤ 絵【え】 • picture, drawing, painting, sketch

⑤ 橋【はし】 • bridge

⑤ 細い【ほそい】 • thin, slender, fine

⑤ 皿【さら】 • ① plate, dish, platter, disc ② serving, helping, course ③ kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

⑤ お皿【おさら】 • plate, dish

⑤ 歯【は】 • tooth

⑤ 酒【さけ】 • alcohol, sake

⑤ お酒【おさけ】 • alcohol, sake

⑤ 庭【にわ】 • garden

⑤ 豚肉【ぶたにく】 • pork

⑤ 鼻【はな】 • nose

⑤ 面白い【おもしろい】 • interesting, amusing

⑤ 遊ぶ【あそぶ】 • ① to play, to enjoy oneself, to have a good time ② to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.) ③ to be idle, to do nothing, to be unused ④ to go to (for pleasure or for study) ⑤ (in baseball) to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration

⑤ 葉書【はがき】 • ① postcard ② memo, note, card

⑤ 緑【みどり】 • ① green ② greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

⑤ 弟【おとうと】 • younger brother

⑤ 両親【りょうしん】 • parents, both parents

⑤ お祖父さん【おじいさん】 • ① grandfather ② male senior-citizen

⑤ お祖母さん【おばあさん】 • ① grandmother ② female senior-citizen

⑤ 汚い【きたない】 • dirty, unclean, filthy

⑤ 狭い【せまい】 • narrow, confined, small

⑤ 警官【けいかん】 • policeman

⑤ 結婚【けっこん】 • marriage

⑤ 厚い【あつい】 • ① thick, deep, heavy ② kind, cordial, hospitable, warm, faithful ③ serious (of an illness) ④ abundant

⑤ 困る【こまる】 • to be troubled, to be worried, to be bothered, to be embarrassed, to be stumped

⑤ 財布【さいふ】 • purse, handbag, wallet

⑤ 寝る【ねる】 • ① to lie down ② to go to bed, to lie in bed ③ to sleep (lying down) ④ to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse) ⑤ to lie idle

⑤ 洗濯【せんたく】 • washing, laundry

⑤ 掃除【そうじ】 • cleaning, sweeping

⑤ 大変【たいへん】 • ① very, greatly ② immense, enormous, great ③ serious, grave, dreadful, terrible ④ difficult, hard

⑤ 薄い【うすい】 • ① thin ② pale, light ③ watery, dilute, sparse ④ weak (taste, etc.) ⑤ slim (probability, etc.), small

⑤ 便利【べんり】 • convenient, handy, useful

⑤ 忘れる【わすれる】 • to forget, to leave carelessly, to be forgetful of, to forget about, to forget (an article)

⑤ 磨く【みがく】 • ① to polish, to shine, to brush (e.g. teeth) ② to refine, to improve

⑤ 浴びる【あびる】 • to bathe, to bask in the sun, to shower

⑤ 冷たい【つめたい】 • ① cold (to the touch), chilly, icy, freezing ② coldhearted, unfeeling

⑤ 塩【しお】 • salt

⑤ 可愛い【かわいい】 • ① cute, adorable, charming, lovely, pretty ② dear, precious, darling, pet ③ cute little, tiny

⑤ 交差点【こうさてん】 • crossing, intersection

⑤ 椅子【いす】 • ① chair ② post, office, position

⑤ 鞄【かばん】 • bag, satchel, briefcase, basket

⑤ 鍵【かぎ】 • ① key ② lock

⑤ 玄関【げんかん】 • entranceway, entry hall, vestibule, foyer

⑤ 砂糖【さとう】 • sugar

⑤ 傘【かさ】 • umbrella, parasol

⑤ 弾く【ひく】 • to play (piano, guitar)

⑤ 風呂【ふろ】 • ① bath, bathtub ② bathroom, bathhouse ③ room for drying lacquerware ④ base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

⑤ 本棚【ほんだな】 • bookshelves, bookshelf, bookcase

⑤ 隣【となり】 • neighbor (neighbour), next to (esp. living next door to)

⑤ 眼鏡【めがね】 • ① spectacles, glasses ② judgement, discrimination, discernment, insight

⑤ 風邪【かぜ】 • cold (illness), common cold

⑤ 伯父【おじ】 • uncle (older than one's parent)

⑤ 叔父【おじ】 • uncle (younger than one's parent)

⑤ 伯母【おば】 • aunt (older than one's parent)

⑤ 叔母【おば】 • aunt (younger than one's parent)

⑤ する • ① to do ② to cause to become, to make (into), to turn (into) ③ to serve as, to act as, to work as ④ to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.) ⑤ to judge as being, to view as being, to think of as, to treat as, to use as ⑥ to decide on, to choose ⑦ to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) ⑧ to be (in a state, condition, etc.) ⑨ to be worth, to cost ⑩ to pass (of time), to elapse ⑪ verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs") ⑫ creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go") ⑬ to be just about to, to be just starting to, to try to, to attempt to

⑤ なる • ① to become, to get, to grow, to be, to reach, to attain ② to result in, to prove to be ③ to consist of, to be composed of ④ to succeed, to be complete ⑤ to change into, to be exchanged for ⑥ to play a role ⑦ to be promoted (shogi)

⑤ の • ① indicates possessive ② verb and adjective nominalizer (nominaliser) ③ substituting for "ga" in subordinate phrases ④ indicates a confident conclusion ⑤ emotional emphasis (sentence end) (fem) ⑥ indicates question (sentence end)

⑤ きれい • ① pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair ② clean, clear, pure, tidy, neat ③ completely, entirely

⑤ 醤油【しょうゆ】 • soy sauce, shoyu

⑤ お風呂【おふろ】 • bath

④ スーツケース • suitcase

④ ビル • ① building ② bill

④ 医学【いがく】 • medical science, medicine

④ 家【うち】 • ① house, home (one's own) ② (one's) family, (one's) household

④ 花見【はなみ】 • cherry blossom viewing, flower viewing

④ 会【かい】 • ① meeting, assembly, party ② association, club

④ 空気【くうき】 • air, atmosphere

④ 始める【はじめる】 • ① to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate ② to open (e.g. a store), to start up, to establish (business. etc.) ③ to start (doing something), to begin to ...

④ 止める【とめる】 • ① to stop (something or someone), to turn off ② to concentrate on, to pay attention to ③ to remember, to bear in mind ④ to fix into place ⑤ to park, to leave somewhere for a time

④ 止める【やめる】 • to end, to stop, to cease, to resign

④ 試験【しけん】 • examination, test, study, trial, experiment

④ 試合【しあい】 • match, game, bout, contest

④ 食事【しょくじ】 • ① meal ② to eat

④ 着物【きもの】 • ① clothing, clothes ② kimono (or other trad. Japanese clothing)

④ 通り【とおり】 • avenue, street, way

④ 入学【にゅうがく】 • entry to school or university, matriculation

④ 不便【ふべん】 • inconvenience, inexpediency, unhandiness

④ 文学【ぶんがく】 • literature

④ 工場【こうじょう】 • factory, plant, mill, workshop

④ 首【くび】 • ① neck ② head ③ unemployed person

④ 引き出し【ひきだし】 • ① drawer ② withdrawal, drawing out

④ お湯【おゆ】 • ① hot water ② hot bath

④ 雲【くも】 • cloud

④ 湖【みずうみ】 • lake

④ 指【ゆび】 • finger, toe, digit

④ 受ける【うける】 • ① to receive, to accept, to get, to inherit ② to catch (e.g. a ball), to parry (e.g. a blow), to take (lesson, test, damage), to sustain (damage), to incur (loss) ③ to become popular, to be well-received, to go down well

④ 勝つ【かつ】 • to win, to gain victory

④ 焼く【やく】 • ① to bake, to grill ② to develop (photos) ③ to suntan ④ to burn (in flames, down, CD, DVD, etc.), to scorch ⑤ to be jealous, to be envious

④ 焼ける【やける】 • ① to burn, to be roasted, to be heated, to be sunburnt, to fade (in the sun), to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset) ② to be jealous, to be envious

④ 森【もり】 • ① forest ② shrine grove

④ 真面目【まじめ】 • diligent, serious, honest, sober, grave, earnest, steady

④ 水泳【すいえい】 • swimming

④ 数学【すうがく】 • mathematics, arithmetic

④ 倍【ばい】 • ① twice, double ② times, -fold

④ 悲しい【かなしい】 • sad, sorrowful

④ 負ける【まける】 • to lose, to be defeated

④ 文化【ぶんか】 • ① culture, civilization, civilisation ② Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

④ 無くなる【なくなる】 • to disappear, to get lost

④ 遊び【あそび】 • ① playing ② play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

④ 林【はやし】 • woods, forest, copse, thicket

④ 案内【あんない】 • ① information, guidance, leading ② to guide, to show (around), to conduct

④ 引っ越す【ひっこす】 • to move (house), to change residence

④ 会議【かいぎ】 • meeting, conference, session, assembly, council, convention, congress

④ 間違える【まちがえる】 • ① to make a mistake (in), to commit an error (e.g. in calculation) ② to confuse, to mistake something for something else

④ 寄る【よる】 • to visit, to drop in, to approach

④ 経済【けいざい】 • economics, business, finance, economy

④ 固い【かたい】 • ① hard, solid, tough ② stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing) ③ strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved) ④ safe, steady, honest, steadfast ⑤ obstinate, stubborn ⑥ bookish, formal, stuffy

④ 最後【さいご】 • ① last, end, conclusion ② (after -tara form or -ta form followed by "ga") no sooner than, right after (often having negative consequences)

④ 最初【さいしょ】 • beginning, outset, first, onset

④ 手袋【てぶくろ】 • glove, mitten, mitt

④ 柔道【じゅうどう】 • judo

④ 祖父【そふ】 • ① grandfather ② old man ③ kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

④ 祖母【そぼ】 • grandmother

④ 卒業【そつぎょう】 • graduation, completion (e.g. of a course)

④ 恥ずかしい【はずかしい】 • shy, ashamed, embarrassed

④ 駐車場【ちゅうしゃじょう】 • parking lot, parking place

④ 髪【かみ】 • hair (on the head)

④ 払う【はらう】 • ① to pay ② to brush, to wipe

④ 沸かす【わかす】 • ① to boil, to heat ② to excite

④ 片付ける【かたづける】 • ① to tidy up, to put in order, to straighten up, to put away ② to settle (problem), to clear (dispute) ③ to finish, to bring something to an end ④ to marry off (e.g. a daughter) ⑤ to do away with someone, to bump someone off

④ 法律【ほうりつ】 • law

④ 眠い【ねむい】 • sleepy, drowsy, somnolent

④ 優しい【やさしい】 • tender, kind, gentle, graceful, affectionate, amiable, suave

④ 踊り【おどり】 • dance

④ 腕【うで】 • ① arm ② skill

④ 遅れる【おくれる】 • to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue

④ 増える【ふえる】 • to increase, to multiply

④ 柔らかい【やわらかい】 • soft, tender, limp

④ 沸く【わく】 • to grow hot (of water, etc.), to boil

④ 壊れる【こわれる】 • ① to be broken, to break ② to fall through, to come to nothing

④ 嬉しい【うれしい】 • happy, glad, pleasant

④ 驚く【おどろく】 • to be surprised, to be astonished

④ 厳しい【きびしい】 • ① severe, strict, rigid, unsparing, relentless ② stern, austere, grave, solemn, majestic ③ intense (cold)

④ 髭【ひげ】 • ① moustache, beard, whiskers ② extremely short pulse appearing on an electrical signal

③ がっかり • feel disappointed, dejected, lose heart, feel emotionally drained, feel let down

③ のんびり • carefree, at leisure

③ 下がる【さがる】 • to hang down, to abate, to retire, to fall, to step back

③ 自動【じどう】 • ① automatic, self-motion ② intransitive verb

③ 室【しつ】 • ① room ② Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

③ 地下【ちか】 • ① basement, cellar, underground place ② underground, below ground ③ secret, under cover

③ 料金【りょうきん】 • fee, charge, fare

③ 営業【えいぎょう】 • business, trade, sales, operations

③ 額【ひたい】 • forehead, brow

③ 書類【しょるい】 • documents, official papers

③ 商品【しょうひん】 • commodity, article of commerce, goods, stock, merchandise

③ 調子【ちょうし】 • ① tune, tone, key, pitch, time, rhythm ② vein, mood, way, manner, style, knack ③ condition, state of health ④ impetus, spur of the moment, strain ⑤ trend

③ 道路【どうろ】 • road, highway

③ 物理【ぶつり】 • physics, law of nature

③ 辺り【あたり】 • ① on the bank of, by the side of (e.g. a river, pond) ② (in the) neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, nearby

③ 油【あぶら】 • oil

③ 給料【きゅうりょう】 • salary, wages

③ 教師【きょうし】 • teacher (classroom)

③ 胸【むね】 • breast, chest

③ 経営【けいえい】 • management, administration

③ 減る【へる】 • to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate

③ 公務員【こうむいん】 • government worker, public (civil) servant

③ 硬い【かたい】 • ① hard, solid, tough ② stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing) ③ strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved) ④ safe, steady, honest, steadfast ⑤ obstinate, stubborn ⑥ bookish, formal, stuffy

③ 合格【ごうかく】 • success, passing (e.g. exam), eligibility

③ 婚約【こんやく】 • engagement, betrothal

③ 散歩【さんぽ】 • walk, stroll

③ 辞める【やめる】 • to resign, to retire, to quit, to leave (one's job, etc.)

③ 週末【しゅうまつ】 • weekend

③ 住宅【じゅうたく】 • residence, housing, residential building

③ 城【しろ】 • castle

③ 信号【しんごう】 • traffic lights, signal, semaphore

③ 成績【せいせき】 • results, record, grades

③ 沈む【しずむ】 • to sink, to feel depressed

③ 髪の毛【かみのけ】 • hair (head)

③ 預ける【あずける】 • ① to give into custody, to leave (a child) in the care of, to entrust, to deposit ② to lean on, to put one's weight on

③ 香り【かおり】 • aroma, fragrance, scent, smell

③ 怪我【けが】 • injury (to animate object), hurt

③ 休憩【きゅうけい】 • rest, break, recess, intermission

③ 就職【しゅうしょく】 • finding employment, inauguration

③ 挙げる【あげる】 • ① to raise, to elevate ② to show someone (into a room) ③ to send someone (away) ④ to increase (price, quality, status, etc.) ⑤ to praise ⑥ to give (an example, etc.), to cite ⑦ to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.) ⑧ to arrest ⑨ to nominate ⑩ to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)

③ 上司【じょうし】 • superior authorities, boss

③ 相撲【すもう】 • ① sumo wrestling ② sumo wrestler, rikishi

③ 同僚【どうりょう】 • coworker, colleague, associate

③ 離婚【りこん】 • divorce

③ おしゃべり • chattering, talk, idle talk, chat, chitchat, gossip, chatty, talkative, chatterbox, blabbermouth

③ おとなしい • obedient, docile, quiet

③ 叩く【たたく】 • ① to strike, to clap, to dust, to beat ② to play drums ③ to abuse, to flame (e.g. on the Internet), to insult ④ to use up money

③ 鍋【なべ】 • saucepan, pot

③ 膝【ひざ】 • knee, lap

③ ひじ • elbow

③ 頬【ほお】 • cheek (of face)

③ おじさん • ① uncle ② old man, mister (vocative)

② 上り【のぼり】 • ① ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb ② up-train (e.g. going to Tokyo) ③ northward (towards Tokyo)

② 下ろす【おろす】 • ① to take down (e.g. flag), to launch (e.g. boat), to drop, to lower (e.g. ladder), to let (a person) off, to unload, to discharge ② to drop off (a passenger from a vehicle), to let (a person) off ③ to withdraw money from an account ④ to wear (clothing) for the first time ⑤ to fillet (e.g. a fish)

② 意地悪【いじわる】 • malicious, ill-tempered, unkind

② 人事【じんじ】 • personnel affairs, human affairs, human resources, HR

② 地味【じみ】 • plain, simple, subdued, sober

② 田んぼ【たんぼ】 • paddy field, farm

② 日帰り【ひがえり】 • day trip

② 夕日【ゆうひ】 • (in) the evening sun, setting sun

② 生け花【いけばな】 • ① flower arrangement ② fresh flowers

② 代える【かえる】 • ① to replace ② to exchange, to interchange ③ to substitute

② 正面【しょうめん】 • front, frontage, facade, main

② 鳥肉【とりにく】 • chicken meat

② 畑【はたけ】 • ① field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.), cultivated land, vegetable plot, kitchen garden, plantation ② field (of specialization), sphere, area

② 名所【めいしょ】 • ① famous place ② name of a part (of an instrument, etc.) ③ name and address

② 月末【げつまつ】 • end of the month

② 交通機関【こうつうきかん】 • transportation facilities

② 香水【こうすい】 • perfume

② 延びる【のびる】 • ① to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to spread ② to make progress, to grow (beard, body height) ③ to grow stale (soba) ④ to be straightened, to be flattened, to be smoothed ⑤ to be exhausted ⑥ to be postponed, to be prolonged

② 寝坊【ねぼう】 • sleeping in late

② 着替える【きがえる】 • to change one's clothes

② 革【かわ】 • leather

② 片道【かたみち】 • one-way (trip)

② 軟らかい【やわらかい】 • soft, tender, limp

② 往復【おうふく】 • round trip, coming and going, return ticket

② 下旬【げじゅん】 • month (last third of)

② あくび • yawn, yawning (and stretching)

② 堅い【かたい】 • ① hard, solid, tough ② stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing) ③ strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved) ④ safe, steady, honest, steadfast ⑤ obstinate, stubborn ⑥ bookish, formal, stuffy

② 煮える【にえる】 • to boil, to cook, to be cooked

② 煮る【にる】 • to boil, to cook

② 上旬【じょうじゅん】 • first 10 days of month

② 載る【のる】 • ① to get on, to ride in, to board, to mount, to get up on ② to spread (paints), to be taken in ③ to share in, to join, to feel like doing, to be mentioned in, to be in harmony with ④ to appear (in print), to be recorded, to be found in (a dictionary)

② 酢【す】 • vinegar

② 太鼓【たいこ】 • drum

② 中旬【ちゅうじゅん】 • middle of a month, second third of a month

② 派手【はで】 • showy, loud, gay, flashy, gaudy

② 盆【ぼん】 • ① O-Bon, Bon Festival, Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead ② tray ③ family, household

② 悔しい【くやしい】 • regrettable, mortifying, vexing

② 手帳【てちょう】 • ① notebook, memo pad ② certificate ③ identification card

② 踏み切り【ふみきり】 • ① railway crossing, railroad crossing, train crossing, level crossing ② starting line, scratch ③ determination ④ stepping over the edge of the ring (in sumo)

② くしゃみ • sneeze

② 咳【せき】 • cough, coughing, tussis

② こしょう • pepper

② 姪【めい】 • niece

② 伯母さん【おばさん】 • aunt (older than one's parent)

② 叔母さん【おばさん】 • aunt (younger than one's parent)

① 初【はつ】 • first, new

① 付き【つき】 • ① furnished with, including ② attached to ③ impression, appearance ④ luck ⑤ sociality ⑥ under, assistant (e.g. to a manager) ⑦ soup base

① 改悪【かいあく】 • deterioration, changing for the worse

① 貝殻【かいがら】 • shell

① 頑固【がんこ】 • stubbornness, obstinacy

① 企画【きかく】 • planning, project, plan, design

① 業績【ぎょうせき】 • achievement, performance, results, work, contribution

① 退職【たいしょく】 • retirement (from office)

① 妊娠【にんしん】 • conception, pregnancy

① 眉【まゆ】 • eyebrow, eyebrows

① 部下【ぶか】 • subordinate person

① 仏像【ぶつぞう】 • Buddhist image (statue)

① 落ち込む【おちこむ】 • ① to feel down (sad) ② to be in a slump (e.g. business, economy), to be in an unfavourable condition ③ to fall into (e.g. a hole)

① 描く【かく】 • to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe

① 炒める【いためる】 • to cook, to fry, to saute, to stir-fry

アレルギー • allergy

ウール • wool

エアコン • air-conditioner, air-conditioning

エスカレート • escalate, escalation

ガードマン • security guard

ケース • ① case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.) ② Computer-Aided Software Engineering, CASE

コンピュータ • computer

スーツ • suit

スーパー • ① super ② supermarket ③ superimpose ④ superheterodyne ⑤ (film with) subtitles

スキー • ① skiing ② ski, skis

チャイナ • China

トレーニング • training

ドレス • dress

バーベキュー • barbecue, BBQ

バイオテクノロジー • biotechnology

パーセント • percent, percentage

ビニール • vinyl

プログラマー • programmer

ホール • ① hall ② hole ③ whole

ボーナス • bonus

マーケティング • marketing

マフラー • muffler (garment, vehicle), scarf

ロビー • lobby, lounge

後半【こうはん】 • second half, latter half

四国【しこく】 • Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)

子ども【こども】 • child, children

川【かわ】 • ① river, stream ② the .... river, (suffix used with the names of rivers)

友だち【ともだち】 • friend, companion

前半【ぜんはん】 • first half

分の【ぶんの】 • denominator bun no numerator (in writing common fractions), X Yth's (Y bun no X)

Ｔシャツ • T-shirt

空手【からて】 • ① karate ② empty handed

研究者【けんきゅうしゃ】 • researcher

さ来週【さらいしゅう】 • week after next

送別会【そうべつかい】 • farewell party

茶道【さどう】 • tea ceremony, Way of Tea

田ぼ【たんぼ】 • paddy field, farm

東京【とうきょう】 • Tokyo (current capital of Japan)

北海道【ほっかいどう】 • Hokkaido (northernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

入口【いりぐち】 • entrance, entry, gate, approach, mouth

終り【おわり】 • the end

買物【かいもの】 • shopping, purchased goods

着【ちゃく】 • ① counter for suits of clothing ② arriving at ...

引出し【ひきだし】 • ① drawer ② withdrawal, drawing out

売上高【うりあげだか】 • sales, amount sold, proceeds

日本料理【にほんりょうり】 • Japanese cooking

意地悪い【いじわるい】 • ill-natured, mean, nasty, sadistic, cruel, mean-spirited

飲み会【のみかい】 • drinking party, get-together

家族旅行【かぞくりょこう】 • family vacation, family trip

名古屋【なごや】 • Nagoya (city)

横断歩道【おうだんほどう】 • pedestrian crossing

九州【きゅうしゅう】 • Kyushu (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

山登り【やまのぼり】 • mountain climbing, mountaineering

新年会【しんねんかい】 • New Year's party

角力【すもう】 • ① sumo wrestling ② sumo wrestler, rikishi

大型【おおがた】 • large, large scale, big, jumbo

電話番号【でんわばんごう】 • telephone number

反す【かえす】 • ① to return (something), to restore, to put back ② to turn over, to turn upside down, to overturn ③ to pay back, to retaliate, to reciprocate ④ (after the -masu stem of a verb) to repeat ..., to do ... back

鼻水【はなみず】 • nasal mucus, dripping nose

歩道橋【ほどうきょう】 • pedestrian bridge

本州【ほんしゅう】 • Honshu (largest of the four main islands of Japan)

和室【わしつ】 • Japanese-style room

絵葉書【えはがき】 • picture postcard

京都【きょうと】 • Kyoto

市内観光【しないかんこう】 • city sights

御兄弟【ごきょうだい】 • siblings, brothers and sisters

外交官【がいこうかん】 • diplomat

管理人【かんりにん】 • manager

喫煙【きつえん】 • smoking

居酒屋【いざかや】 • bar, pub, tavern

経理【けいり】 • management, accounting

建築家【けんちくか】 • architect

講演会【こうえんかい】 • lecture

国際関係【こくさいかんけい】 • international relations

史料【しりょう】 • historical records, archives

事務室【じむしつ】 • office

時差ぼけ【じさぼけ】 • jet-lag

初め【はじめ】 • beginning, start, origin

寝不足【ねぶそく】 • lack of sleep

総務【そうむ】 • general business (affairs), manager, director, adjutant general (mil)

大仏【だいぶつ】 • large statue of Buddha

転職【てんしょく】 • change of occupation

変る【かわる】 • to change, to be transformed, to vary, to be revised, to be different, to move location

忘年会【ぼうねんかい】 • year-end party

腕時計【うでどけい】 • wristwatch

受け付け【うけつけ】 • ① reception (desk), information desk ② receipt, acceptance

御両親【ごりょうしん】 • your (honorable, honourable) parents

喫煙所【きつえんしょ】 • smoking area (corner)

お好み焼き屋【おこのみやきや】 • okonomiyaki shop (savoury pancake shop)

沖縄【おきなわ】 • Okinawa (one of the Japanese Ryukyu islands)

花粉症【かふんしょう】 • hay fever, pollinosis (allergy to pollen)

株価【かぶか】 • stock prices

歓迎会【かんげいかい】 • welcome party

休憩所【きゅうけいじょ】 • rest area, rest stop, service area, SA, parking area (e.g. off highways), PA

唐手【からて】 • ① karate ② empty handed

携帯電話【けいたいでんわ】 • mobile telephone, cellular telephone

剣道【けんどう】 • kendo (lit: way of the sword), swordmanship, fencing

酷しい【きびしい】 • ① severe, strict, rigid, unsparing, relentless ② stern, austere, grave, solemn, majestic ③ intense (cold)

弘い【ひろい】 • spacious, vast, wide

たかい • ① high, tall ② expensive

享ける【うける】 • ① to receive, to accept, to get, to inherit ② to catch (e.g. a ball), to parry (e.g. a blow), to take (lesson, test, damage), to sustain (damage), to incur (loss) ③ to become popular, to be well-received, to go down well

商店街【しょうてんがい】 • shopping district, shopping street, downtown

振り込む【ふりこむ】 • to make a payment via bank deposit transfer

なる • ① to become, to get, to grow, to be, to reach, to attain ② to result in, to prove to be ③ to consist of, to be composed of ④ to succeed, to be complete ⑤ to change into, to be exchanged for ⑥ to play a role ⑦ to be promoted (shogi)

帳【ちょう】 • book, register

径【みち】 • ① road, street, way, path, course, route, lane ② distance, ways (e.g. "a long ways") ③ the way (of proper conduct, etc.), one's way, morals ④ teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma ⑤ field (of medicine, etc.), subject ⑥ way, method, means

盤【ばん】 • ① record ② tray, shallow bowl ③ grid, board (e.g. in shogi)

眉毛【まゆげ】 • eyebrows

堕ちる【おちる】 • ① to fall down, to drop ② to fail (e.g. exam) ③ to crash, to degenerate, to degrade ④ to fade, to come out (e.g. a stain)

弘報【こうほう】 • PR, public relations, publicity, information

殖える【ふえる】 • to increase, to multiply

二日酔い【ふつかよい】 • hangover

看護師【かんごし】 • (hospital) nurse, registered nurse, RN

株価上昇【かぶかじょうしょう】 • stock price rise

風邪引く【かぜひく】 • to catch a cold

甥【おい】 • nephew

阪【さか】 • slope, hill

車椅子【くるまいす】 • wheelchair, folding push-chair

焼酎【しょうちゅう】 • shochu (Japanese liquor similar to vodka)

嚢【ふくろ】 • ① bag, sack ② skin of an orange (and other like fruits) ③ dead end ④ plot of land surrounded by water

中頃【なかごろ】 • about the middle

手帖【てちょう】 • ① notebook, memo pad ② certificate ③ identification card

惹く【ひく】 • to attract, to captivate

大阪【おおさか】 • Osaka

福岡【ふくおか】 • Fukuoka (city)

札幌【さっぽろ】 • Sapporo (city)